Tag: food

Are you winning the food hygiene postcode lottery?

by , Senior Home Researcher Consumer Rights 22 May 2013
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A dirty plate with knife and fork

Our research has found that food hygiene has become something of a postcode lottery for diners. People are unknowingly taking risks with their health simply by choosing to eat out in the wrong area. (more about food hygiene ratings...)

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Choccies at the checkouts – have you noticed a change?

by , Conversation Editor Consumer Rights 15 May 2013
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A pile of brightly coloured sweets

For a long time, tempting treats like sweets and chocolate bars adorned most supermarket checkouts. The major supermarkets shared their checkout policies with us last year – have you spotted any changes? (more about treats at the checkouts...)

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Which? doesn’t run a supermarket, but if it did…

by , Senior Advocate Consumer Rights 13 May 2013
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Which? supermarket shelves

We’re calling for supermarkets to Price it Right. To show how complex some unit price comparisons can be, we created our own supermarket to put shoppers to the test. Could they work out the best value? (more about supermarket unit pricing...)

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Brits use credit and savings just to pay for food

by , Senior Insight Researcher Consumer Rights 5 May 2013
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A chip and pin card machine

Every month we publish new data, showing how different consumers are faring and feeling in the tough economic climate. This month, we identified how many households are struggling to pay for food. (more about buying food with savings...)

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Hot dog pizza crust – monstrosity or takeaway heaven?

by , Which? Magazine Deputy Editor Energy & Home 4 May 2013
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A hot dog in a bun with mustard

Takeaway pizzas are big business in the UK. But have you ever thought that what a pizza really needs in order to tickle your taste buds is to have a hot dog embedded in its crust? (more about hot dog pizza crusts...)

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Are celebrity chefs feeding our fat habit?

by , Senior Food Researcher Energy & Home 2 May 2013
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A chef offering a chocolate cake

Hundreds of celebrity chef recipes have been found to contain high levels of saturated fat. Are the chefs to blame for unhealthy eating, or should we take more responsibility for the food we cook? (more about fatty celebrity chef recipes...)

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Are kids fair game for junk food advertising?

by , Conversation Editor Consumer Rights 30 April 2013
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Advertising sweets to children

There are regulations in place to protect younger children from junk food advertising on TVBut it seems that some confectionery manufacturers could be targeting children through games on their own websites. (more about junk food advertising...)

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What’s your biggest priority when you buy food?

by , Senior Advocate Consumer Rights 26 April 2013
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A woman shopping at a fish counter

Our new Future of Food report highlights the top consumer priorities when shopping for food. Prices, safety, convenience or taste - what’s your biggest priority when you’re doing your weekly shop? (more about our Future of Food report...)

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Where do you buy your meat?

by , Senior Home Researcher Energy & Home 16 April 2013
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A steak dinner

Would you make an extra journey just to buy a great steak? Is it really worth your time, effort and money to go out of your way just for a piece of meat? Or do you pick up your steak with your weekly supermarket shop? (more about buying the best steak...)

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I bought a copycat product by mistake

by , Home Researcher Consumer Rights 12 April 2013
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Lookalike supermarket products

Have you ever got your shopping home, to find that a big-name branded product you thought you’d picked up was actually an own-label lookalike? It’s happened to me, and our new research shows I'm not alone. (more about lookalike products...)

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Time for toasters to go back to basics

by , Senior Home Researcher Energy & Home 9 April 2013
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A slice of toast with a happy face

The modern toaster can have a multitude of snazzy features, but that’s no use if it can’t make good toast. Is it time for toaster manufacturers to go back to the basics of browning bread? (more about toaster features...)

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Can fruit juice make chocolate healthier?

by , Senior Advocate Consumer Rights 8 April 2013
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Melted chocolate

Chocolate is seen by many as a guilty pleasure, but researchers think fruit juice could be the key to low-fat indulgence. But if the fat is replaced with something sugary, is the chocolate any healthier? (more about fruit juice in chocolate...)

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